As she thinks, she is nervous, paranoid, excited, scared, confused, and embarrassed at how much she�s been thinking about him lately.
�Why have I been thinking about Luke so much?� she says aloud to herself having to hear the words. �Why?�
When she is finished getting dressed it�s 8:01
�Where is he?� She expected him to be early. He was early for everything.
At that thought, Luke knocks on the door. As Lorelai opens it, she sees Luke standing holding flowers.
�Aww, for me?�
�Nope, they�re for my date,� he says handing her the flowers with that smile, ...that smile that she looked forward to every morning.
�I thought you said this wasn�t a date.�
�On the way over I was thinking about what to call it...I couldn�t think of anything else. ...What do you want to call it?�
�I don�t know either.�
�Good.�
�Let�s just call it a ...dinner thing.�
�Sounds good,� he said smiling at Lorelai again. �...So we going to Al�s?�
�Unless you want to go somewhere else.�
�We could eat at my place.�
�The diner?�
�No, my apartment. Same food though.�
�Would you let me have coffee?�
�Possibly, ...but only for my dinner thing person�
�Dirty! ...You mean your date?�
�Sure, if you want me to call you that� He is still smiling from when she opened the door.
�We gonna take your truck or my Jeep?�
�Let�s take my truck so that I�ll have to drive you when you�re too full to walk home,� he said with that same smile on his face.
�Like I�d get too full?! ...It might rain anyway, Cutie.�
�Don�t call me that, and stop teasing.�
�I thought you said it was only teasing if you wanted to hear it.�
The truth was that Luke had always imagined he�d be in a relationship with Lorelai that she could call him cutie or anything else she wanted to for that matter.
�Come on. Let�s go,� Luke said changing the subject as best he could.
Lorelai set her flowers in a vase and gave them some water. She started to walk out the door with her �date� as she looked at Luke�s pretty little smile on his face. He�d been smiling since he had gotten there.
Once they got to Luke�s apartment and he had finished making dinner- a turkey burger sand salad for him and a �normal�, as Lorelai called it, burger and fries for her- they started to eat. They were much quieter than usual, especially for Lorelai. Finally Luke began, �Are you okay?�
�Of course, the food is great.�
�You just seemed quiet is all.�
�I was thinking,� and she had been. She had definitely, definitely been thinking. She was still thinking about why she was thinking about Luke so much. Whether or not Luke was thinking about her. If he was thinking about her, what was he thinking about her. Had they been thinking about each other. If so, when, why, how. She thought about how she shouldn�t be thinking about this so much and tried to stop thinking about them. ...She couldn�t. He couldn�t be thinking about her this much, ...or could he? �Um, Luke..?�
�Yeah?� he says putting down his fork. She looks concerned.
�I�ve been...um, thinking about...uh...never mind. It�s not that important anyway.�
�Are you sure?�
�Yeah, I�m pretty sure I�ll be fine.�
�Unless, whatever the problem is, doesn�t go your way in the end.�
�Yeah, ...I guess I�m not as flexible as could be. ...No, you know what? I�ll tell you. I think were close enough that we can talk to each other right? ...I mean we�re not related, Thank God, but you�d consider us to be friends...right?�
�What do you mean Thank God we�re not related?�
�I was about to tell you. ..Now, do you consider us to be friends?�
�Lorelai, you�re my best friend. I�ve probably never told you that before, but I think it�s important. I think you should know that.�
�I think I did,� with that Lorelai regrets starting this moment. Now she doesn�t want to say she might have feelings for him. She thought of him as one of her best friends, but she didn�t know he felt the same way. �Do you think that we could ever develop into something more than, you know...best friends?�
�I don�t think that there�s anything more than best friends, but I know what you mean. I feel something too. I think that we should call this a date, after all.�
�Sure, just don�t tell anyone I know that we went out. ...How embarrassing would it be to have that on my permanent record?!� she says laughing. �Thanks, ...for this...all this, everything. You�ve always seemed to...you know...be there. I�m glad you feel the same way as I do.�
�Me too.�
They finish the rest of their meals in silence. Luke finishes first and watches Lorelai gobble down the rest of her food.
�This was so delicious,� she says finished with her food and getting up. �It tasted better than it usually does.�
�I�m glad you liked it.�
�I�m glad you were here to share it with. ...Wow, that was way too sappy! I�m sorry, Luke.�
�No, it�s okay, really.�
�I think we should do this more often ...you know?�
�I know.�
�Well, I should go�
�Are you too full to walk?�
�Not really, but you can drive me anyway, Cutie.�
Luke puts the dishes in the sink, ,and walks Lorelai to his truck. He starts it up as Lorelai turns on the cd player. �Lorelai, don�t...� Too late.
�Oh My God! Is that the Beach Boys?! I�m gonna tell everyone!�
�Lorelai, please!� He takes out the cd.
�First Miss Patty obviously, Sookie, Rory, Kirk...�
�Lorelai!� He cuts her off.
�What? I just never knew you had such great taste in music,� she says sarcastically.
�Just find a radio station if you�re so desperate.�
�Did you just call me desperate?! What a rude thing to say to your date!� He smiles at this comment. �Not only is it rude to me, that�s actually insulting to yourself...What are you smiling about? You were just insulted by yourself.�
He says nothing, just puts his hand on hers. Lorelai smiles back, holds it up and kisses it. Luke blushes at finally getting a small taste of what he�s wanted his whole life, someone that cares for him enough to show it, and what he�s wanted for about a third of his life, ...Lorelai Gilmore. Lorelai, herself, had just gotten a taste of what she had been craving for the past month, ...Luke Danes. She gives him back his hand, and he sets it back on top of her�s. They arrive back at the Gilmore estate in silence. �We�re here,� he says just to say something. She doesn�t get out. �Lorelai?�
�Yea?�
�I thought you were asleep with your eyes open or something.�
�I wish!�
�You wish you were asleep?�
�I wish I could sleep with my eyes open. That would be soo freaky.�
�Freaky, gotcha. So we�re doing this again, right?�
�How about tomorrow?�
�Of course. Walk you to your door?�
She gets out of his truck and goes to his door. She opens it. �Come on inside.�
�No, Aren�t you tired?�
�We could watch a movie or something.�
�But...�
�Please, Mr. Coffee God.�
As if he had a choice, he finally answered, �Okay, if you really want me to.�
�No, I changed my mind.�
�Huh?�
�Well you know how flaky I am...Luke, I�m kidding. Come on,�
As she opens the front door, all he can think is how excited he is to be invited in without having to do her housework.
�Let me call Rory real quick.�
�Okay, tell her I said �hi��
�Will do�
�And, Lorelai?�
�Yeah?�
�Don�t say anything about The Beach Boys.�
She walks up to her room cell in hand and calls Rory.
�Mom? It�s like ten o�clock. Did you just get home?�
�Yeah. Dinner was nice we talked and stuff, but the reason I really called was �cause...�
Interrupting her, ��cause I told you to?�
�Nope. Wanna take any guesses?�
�Did you tell Luke you love him again?�
�Nope.�
�Do I even wanna know?�
�Probably not.�
�Ew, Mom gross. You and Luke?! And you called to tell me this?!�
�Rory?! ...Luke listens to the Beach Boys!�
�Oh My God! Luke?!�
�Oh yeah, and he says �hi�. Should I tell him �hi� back?�
�What is he still there? Where are you? Are you still having dinner? Is he gonna kill you for telling me this stuff?�
�We�re about to watch a movie.�
�Yeah, you can tell him �hi�. ...So, was this a date or not?�
�Yeah, we agreed that it was, ..is.�
�Well, goodnight, Mom.�
�Night.�
�And Mom?�
�Yeah?�
�When Luke wakes you up in the morning can you tell him I said good morning?�
�Goodnight, Rory!�
�Night, Mom.�
Lorelai hangs up knowing that her daughter thinks exactly like her. Rory told her what she knows she had subconsciously been thinking before. This is it. He is it. As Lorelai is coming down the stairs still thinking about Luke, he looks up at her.